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Volume Two: Unpredictable Chapter 337: Sulfur Gas

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    "Among the eighteen princes, I am afraid that there is only one person who has such great righteousness and such a strategy. Champion Wen, Champion Wen, your courage is commendable, but it is really unconscionable. Ru Jue  Dong Zhuo's retreat is undoubtedly to seek death. Dong Zhuo is absolutely determined to move the capital.

    "And you put life and death aside in order to prevent Dong Zhuo from moving the capital, so that Dong Zhuo would not bring disaster to all living beings. It is indeed worthy of Xu's praise.  But that's just admiration. In order to save his life, as well as the lives of dozens of people in the Jia family, Xu has no choice but to fight you this time.  "

    After Li urged him to leave, Jia Xu opened his eyes, with some regret on his face, and muttered.

    On the other side, Tongguan is closed.

    "Report! There is a large army camping at the foot of the mountain. There are about 40,000 to 50,000 people!"

    "Well, I understand. Send the order and get all the soldiers ready. The enemy may come to attack at any time. Tell them to wake up for me!"

    "yes!"

    After Wenhan and a soldier gave their orders, although they were calm on the surface, there were a thousand waves in their hearts, and the expressions on their faces became more and more profound.

    "Fifty thousand, Dong Zhuo actually sent so many troops!"

    Now in Tongguan, Wen Han only has more than 7,000 soldiers and horses, while the enemy army is 50,000 strong, which is nearly six times as many as his soldiers and horses!

    ¡°There¡¯s no need to think too much, I¡¯ve done everything I can do. The rest will depend on how many days come.¡±

    Wenhan murmured in a low voice, and then his eyes lit up with brilliance.  As the leader of an army, he must be inspired, otherwise they, who are already at a disadvantage, will guard Tongguan like a piece of thin ice, which will be broken by Liangzhou's 50,000-strong army.

    As night falls, the mountains around Tongguan are filled with a creepy and eerie atmosphere.  In the Dazhai at the foot of Tongguan Mountain, groups of Liangzhou soldiers and horses rushed out menacingly, rushing toward the top of the mountain overwhelmingly.

    Several cavalry teams on the mountainside heard the sound of horse hooves and footsteps coming from the foot of the mountain. Their faces suddenly became extremely heavy. Several young generals exchanged glances quickly, and then nodded solemnly at the same time.  Leading their respective teams, they galloped forward and lit piles of straw scattered throughout the mountain path.

    Fires bloomed one after another, and the flames on the ignited straw soared into the sky, and a lot of sulfur was put into these straws.  A curl of yellow smoke spread quickly, soon covering the mountains within a two-mile radius.

    Li Cui left five thousand Liangzhou soldiers to guard the camp, and the rest of the troops went out with him. The crowd of 45,000 people seemed to have trampled the mountain roads.

    Suddenly, streams of yellow smoke came, and Li Jian was startled. Then he saw a lot of firelight around the yellow smoke. He wondered what the soldiers and horses who had captured Tongguan were doing.

    Li Jiu turned his attention to Jia Xu, who squinted his eyes and seemed to be thinking.  But at this time, Guo Bang, who was next to Li Cui, opened his mouth and urged.

    "General Li, why did you suddenly stop moving forward! Time is running out right now. We have already spent two days rushing to Tongguan, and now there are only three days left to capture Tongguan. If we cannot capture Tongguan within three days, you  I, including these 50,000 men from Liangzhou, will all lose their heads!"

    Guo Si¡¯s urging immediately aroused the response of many soldiers. Li Cui was impatient at the urging. Seeing that the yellow smoke was not threatening, he waved his hand, whipped up his whip and continued to lead the army towards the mountain road.

    At this time in Tongguan Pass, Guan Wenxu and more than 7,000 sergeants under his command all had wet wipes tied around their mouths. Although the yellow smoke rarely spread at this critical moment, just in case, the wind direction suddenly changed, and Wen Han  It is better to have everyone wear wet wipes, which can reduce the amount of sulfur gas inhaled.

    Not far away, the sound of horse hooves, footsteps and shouts of killing came from the Liangzhou army, which became louder and louder. Wen Han could vaguely see the Liangzhou cavalry team rushing ahead through the yellow smoke screen.

    ¡°Rolling wood!!!¡±

    Wenhan pulled out the sharp sword from his waist and swung it down suddenly. The sergeants around him immediately shouted violently and dropped the logs at their feet from the juncture.

    boom!  boom!  Bang bang~!  !

    The logs followed the falling trend and rolled missiles down the mountain road at extremely fast speeds.  The Liangzhou Cavalry, who were rushing at the front, suddenly heard bursts of violent noises coming from the upper road. They were all frightened, and there was yellow mist all around. It was difficult for them to see clearly what kind of object was coming from the upper road.  .

    "Ah~!!! Get out of the way!! It's a rolling log!!! There are so many rolling logs!!!"

    It wasn't until these rolling wooden missiles came to their eyes that they were shocked to discover the true appearance of these unknown objects. At the same time as they screamed, there were continuous loud booming sounds, and they saw logs violently hitting countless cold objects.  The body of the state cavalry or the horse he sat on was suddenly knocked away and flew back uncontrollably, and was knocked over again.many people.

    And as the logs kept hitting, the Liangzhou cavalry in front was knocked upside down, or flew down the mountain, or fell down the mountain road.  There was chaos at the front of the Liangzhou army. Li Cui and Guo Bang were frightened and shouted loudly to stabilize their formation.

    Nearly hundreds of logs were all thrown down from Tongguan by Wenhan's soldiers and horses within half a stick of incense.  Wenhan's face was horrified when he heard the miserable roars from below. He waved his sword again and signaled his troops to prepare large rocks.

    Li Cui and Guo Bang managed to suppress the chaos of the army and continued to attack. Just when they were about to see the wall of Tongguan, an order sounded from Tongguan, which made both of them frightened.

    ¡°Rockfall!!!¡±

    Wen Han shouted Lingran, and then huge rocks were thrown out in the hands of each of Wen Han's soldiers.  There was another roaring sound, and the Liangzhou army was shocked. At this time, they encountered countless falling rocks, which frightened their souls. The Liangzhou sergeant who rushed in front wanted to escape, but was shocked to find that his whole body was as heavy as  Panshan, feeling weak all over and dizzy, as if there is a ball of hot fire rolling in my stomach.

    ???????????????????? Boom!  !

    The falling rocks were getting closer and closer, but the Liangzhou sergeants in front of these falling rocks did not know how to dodge. They were knocked away by the falling rocks one after another and crashed into the crowd behind them.  However, it was not only the Liangzhou soldiers and horses in the front who suffered from fatigue and dizziness, but also the Liangzhou soldiers and horses behind them.  They looked at the people and rocks flying towards them, but they couldn't use any strength to avoid them. Even if a small number of people tried to use their strength, they couldn't avoid them.

    The Liangzhou army became more and more chaotic, and the sound of cracking boulders kept rising.  Jia Xu, who was behind the army, had a cold face. He had already guessed that the slow reaction and weakness of the Liangzhou army must be related to the yellow smoke.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Wen Guanjun, who usually has an upright and upright style, would also resort to such despicable methods as poison. It seems that this time, he also knew that he was in a state of death!¡±

    Jia Xu thought quickly in his mind, and then called a messenger. After a few quick instructions, he asked him to inform Li Cui.

    The messenger ran quickly among the rebels, and soon rushed to Li Cui's side to report.

    "General Li! Mr. Jia said that the yellow smoke is poisonous! Now the soldiers are weak, dull, and vomiting. If we attack rashly, I am afraid that not only will we not be able to capture Tongguan, but we will also suffer heavy casualties! So Mr. Jia suggested that we withdraw temporarily.  , let¡¯s wait until he figures out a countermeasure before we tackle the problem!¡±

    "What the hell! There were rolling logs and falling rocks along the way. We lost nearly thousands of soldiers and horses before we rushed to the bottom of Tongguan! Now Jia Xu's words will make me retreat without a fight.  ? Who does he think he is?! Does he know what a military order is? If you fail to complete the task, every moment is crucial to us.  I don¡¯t have time to wait for him to think of countermeasures!¡±

    Guo Bang, who had just been knocked aside by a lot of gravel, stood up angrily and was about to give the order to charge. Unexpectedly, before he could say anything, he heard the messenger next to him saying that Jia Xu wanted them to retreat, and he was suddenly filled with excitement.  The anger in my stomach surged out.

    "General Guo is right! Nowadays, everyone is carrying a military order, and we can't waste a second. Anyway, we will die anyway, so we might as well give it a try!"

    "Yes!! We have tens of thousands of troops here. Even if they are poisoned, just one mouthful of saliva can drown the Tongguan defenders!!"

    The two captains with quite a lot of military rank nearby shouted together. After hearing this, Li urged him to think about it for a while with a gloomy look on his face.  Jia Xu thought there was nothing missing, so there must be a reason why he wanted to withdraw his troops.  But Li Jiu himself had the same idea as Guo Si and others, and wanted to give it a try.

    "That's enough, shut up! You go back and tell Jia Sima that the soldiers are united in their determination to break through Tongguan and are unwilling to retreat without a fight. Everyone's wishes cannot be violated, so I decided to give it a go with all the soldiers!"

    As soon as Li Ji finished speaking, the other surrounding Liangzhou soldiers immediately raised their arms and shouted.  Li Ji saw that the morale of the army was like a rainbow and the fighting spirit was extremely high. He was more determined in his heart. He raised his sharp spear and led the army towards Tongguan.

    At Tongguan Pass, Wen Han and more than 7,000 righteous soldiers were already prepared. The sharp arrows were aimed at the distance. As the Liangzhou soldiers rushed into sight, these arrows moved.  on them.

    "shoot!!"

    Guan Yu and Xu Huang stood around the juncture, and Wen Han stood in the center. The three of them shouted orders almost at the same time. Countless arrows flew above the juncture.  Arrows flew up and whipped up gusts of wind, scattering the yellow smoke all over the sky and earth. The arrows pierced the air, and the Liangzhou army that was rushing towards them had the most intense toxins on their bodies.  At that time, running had already exhausted my energy and physical strength, so what could I do now???Efforts to avoid.

    These Liangzhou troops were like immovable targets, allowing the more than 7,000 soldiers of the Volunteer Army to shoot them at will at the critical moment, and the screams of the arrows piercing their bodies could not be heard without end.

    Corpses filled with arrows fell down one after another, and then people rushed in from behind, and then they were swallowed up by the rain of arrows that covered the sky and the earth.

    Whether it is Wen Han's righteous soldiers or the Liangzhou sergeants on the opposite side, they all have ferocious and crazy faces. The two sides have reached the point of life and death. There is no human kindness to talk about, and there is no sympathy at all.  Only by killing and repelling the opponent's soldiers and horses can they stay alive and survive.

    Although the Liangzhou sergeant encountered a continuous wave of arrows offensive like a storm, there were too many of them, and Li Ji also brought a lot of sword and shield soldiers. Under Tongguan, there were several huge shields.  The wall is constantly advancing. At the same time, behind the shield wall, there are many Liangzhou archers who are shooting arrows at Tongguan. Unfortunately, these Liangzhou archers have inhaled excessive sulfur and are exhausted.  Many of them fell to the ground before they reached the pass.  But on the other side, the enemy's arrows were suddenly so fierce that they knocked the shields out of the hands of many sword and shield wielders.

    Li Ji secretly observed the battle situation, and then he understood why Jia Xu wanted him to retreat.  As time went by, the toxins in the bodies of these soldiers seemed to be getting deeper and deeper, and their fatigue and sluggishness became more and more serious.

    Li Ji's face was so dark that he was about to shed tears. Just as the two soldiers and horses who had just broken through the gate of Tongguan were about to break through the gate, several burning arrows suddenly shot out and hit a few piles of straw beside the gate.  Dozens of extremely strong yellow smoke surged wildly. Not long after the two soldiers and horses were engulfed by the yellow smoke, they fainted and fell to the ground.

    In this way, let alone breaking through the barrier, it will be difficult to even approach the gate.  Moreover, Li Ji didn't know how long the yellow smoke could last, and the poisoning of his men was getting more and more serious. On the contrary, the defenders at the critical moment, although the momentum of the attack weakened as the yellow smoke rose to the pass, they still couldn't.  It can be said to be several times more powerful than his subordinates.
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